King Cav back on the sprinter throne: 32nd Tour stage win

The 36-year-old Cavendish won on Thursday on the sixth stage of the day after 160,6 kilometers from Tours to Chateauroux, where he had already won a stage twice, ahead of the Belgian Jasper Philipsen and the Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni.

While Cavendish also extended his lead in the points standings, his former long-term rival André Greipel no longer plays a major role in the sprints. The 38-year-old had no chance again and his dream of a twelfth stage win no longer seems to be coming true. Van der Poel continues in yellow Cross world champion Mathieu van der Poel continues in the yellow jersey. The grandson of tour idol Raymond Poulidor, who died in 2019, is eight seconds ahead of defending champion Tadej Pogacar, who won the individual time trial in an impressive manner the day before. By the weekend at the latest in the Alps, the Slovenian should replace the less mountain-savvy van der Poel at the top of the overall ranking. Third overall is the Belgian Wout van Aert. Mathieu van der Poel keeps the yellow jersey. © APA/afp / THOMAS SAMSON

But King Cav made the headlines on Thursday – once again. The man from the Isle of Man had already faced the end of his career last autumn after he no longer had a contract - two and a half years without a win. But he found his old strength again with the Belgian Deceuninck Quick Step team. Almost like in the years 2008 to 2011, when he was hard to beat in the Tour sprints.

All 177 drivers and their supervisors tested negative for the coronavirus the day before, as the The Team wrote. These were the first tests since the start. If a team has two corona-positive riders within seven days, they will be excluded from the tour. Further tests take place on the two rest days.

Before heading to the Alps at the weekend, the breakaways will have the chance to win on the longest stage on Friday. 249,1 kilometers have to be covered from Vierzon to Le Creusot. Five mountain classifications in the last third of the stage are unlikely to be feasible for the sprinters. And for the candidates for overall victory, it's about conserving their energy for the first mountain stages.

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King Cav back on the sprinter throne: 32nd Tour stage win

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